Man targeted, shot at, missed in Linden

A man walking on Charles Street ran away from a car just before shots rang out Friday night, but missed him, police say.Google Maps

LINDEN — Bullets missed a 22-year-old man targeted in a shooting late Friday night in the city, police said.

The man was walking on Charles Street near the Middlesex Street intersection when a car pulled up alongside him at approximately 11:32 p.m. and words were exchanged between the man and multiple people inside the vehicle, said police Capt. James Sarnicki.

The man began running down the street and moments later, a heavyset man exited the car and fired several rounds, police said.

All the shots missed the man, Sarnicki said.

Detectives continue investigating and anyone with information is encouraged to call Linden police at (908) 474-8537.